PumPang PumPang is a Malaysian queer podcast hosted by Vesha and Alia. In this very first episode, we take a closer look at the effects of sexual orientation and gender …
Jom #CampurLGBT
Jom #CampurLGBT sempena International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). Biarpun angin benci bertiup kencang, jangan sekali biarkan rasa cinta pada diri terpadam.
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Evidence of State-sponsored Violence and Discrimination Against LGBT Persons In Malaysia
These state-sponsored activities are harmful by design as they employ rehabilitation and conversion practices which aim to curb and suppress the actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression of LGBT persons. They also encourage others to intervene in the private and public lives of LGBT persons.
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Statement of ASEAN Civil Society Organizations on the Full Enforcement of Sharia Law in Brunei Darussalam
“By adopting conservative views of morality and excessive punishments, Brunei essentially legitimizes violence. The law and its enforcement will encourage extremist and fundamentalist groups in the region to continue sowing fear, social discord and violence.”
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How Selective Liberal Outrage Against Brunei Is Missing The Point
By PANG KHEE TEIK. “Brunei’s Sharia Penal Code is designed to silence dissent, the first line of resistance against all forms of oppression. These laws push everyone further back into the closet of citizenship.”
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One Daughter’s Tribute to Her Mom & The Women Who Marched
By NATASHA GIDEON. “A picture surfaced: my mother, at the top of her lungs, shouting for change so loudly that I could hear her through the picture.”
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#WomensMarchMy Stories: I Knew I Wasn’t Alone in My Struggle
“I reached out to my friends, some of whom were there marching and some of whom weren’t. I’m thankful for people in my life who were truly proud of me for marching with them and on their behalf.”
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Statement on Women’s March: The Government Must Provide Protection, Not Persecution
“The government’s response to target the organisers and marginalised women for exercising their right to assembly and expression in the month of International Women’s Day is not only ironic but also oppressive and regressive.”
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20 Ways to Promote LGBT Activities like an LGBT Activist
The Malaysian government likes to accuse LGBT activists of promoting LGBT activities, even when they don’t know what that means, so Pang Khee Teik decided to show everyone how to promote LGBT activities properly.
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Malaysian Transgender Hero: Don’t Give Up Hope
Speech by KHARTINI SLAMAH. “I hope that the younger generation of activists will not give up hope just because things are not changing the way they want it to. Activism is long journey.”
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Muah Semua! Ciuman Mulut Laser Temah Tonggek!
“Netizen apatah lagi, berlumba-lumba dahagakan cerita busuk dan lucu tentang Mak Nyah. Cerita Mak Nyah seperti oksigen. “
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A therapist learns self-acceptance through her LGBT friends
By VIZLA KUMARESAN. “They did not feel that they needed to silence or deny their pain in order to be strong.”
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Rise of crimes and violence against trans women needs urgent attention
On January 1, 2019, a body of a trans woman was found along Jalan Batu Nilai in Klang. Preliminary reports show that she had sustained a number of injuries on …
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The Right To Feel Everything: A workshop on vulnerability
By TESS PANG. “Instead of hiding her raw feelings and composing herself before continuing, as perhaps we’d expect, Su-Feh kept speaking and acknowledged her right to feel everything, including fear—and by doing so she made room for us to do the same.”
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